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The Anatomy of Anxiety

Understanding and Overcoming the Body's Fear Response

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The Anatomy of Anxiety

Written by: Ellen Vora
Narrated by: Eileen Stevens
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From acclaimed psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora comes a groundbreaking understanding of how anxiety manifests in the body and mind—and what we can do to overcome it.

Anxiety affects more than forty million Americans—a number that continues to climb in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While conventional medicine tends to view anxiety as a “neck-up” problem—that is, one of brain chemistry and psychology—the truth is that the origins of anxiety are rooted in the body.

In The Anatomy of Anxiety, holistic psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora offers nothing less than a paradigm shift in our understanding of anxiety and mental health, suggesting that anxiety is not simply a brain disorder but a whole-body condition. In her clinical work, Dr. Vora has found time and again that the symptoms of anxiety can often be traced to imbalances in the body. The emotional and physical discomfort we experience—sleeplessness, brain fog, stomach pain, jitters—is a result of the body’s stress response. This physiological state can be triggered by challenging experiences as well as seemingly innocuous factors, such as diet and use of technology.

The good news is that this body-based anxiety, or, as Dr. Vora terms it, “false anxiety,” is easily treated. Once the body’s needs are addressed, Dr. Vora reframes any remaining symptoms not as a disorder but rather as an urgent plea from within. This “true anxiety” is a signal that something else is out of balance—in our lives, in our relationships, in the world. True anxiety serves as our inner compass, helping us recalibrate when we’re feeling lost.

Practical, informative, and deeply hopeful, The Anatomy of Anxiety is the first book to fully explain the origins of anxiety and offer a detailed road map for healing and growth.

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Definitely a must read for those struggling with anxiety. Great perspective. Lots of food for thought. Loved the break down between false and true anxiety and how to figure out the difference. Great guidance on how to make necessary changes to help reduce false anxiety…

Very informative

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This was a very informative audio book, I learned a lot. I took notes and implemented many of the suggestions. If you have anxiety this is a great listen.

Very informative

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It covers anxiety from so many different points of view and provides many remedies and approaches to relieve it. Additionally it provides a critical review of pharmaceutical options including their side effects and how hard it is to wean off. Definitely need to listen to it again to retain all the points. The narrator’s voice was exquisite.

This book is a masterpiece

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